Watch the Chinatown Rising Documentary!
Against the backdrop of the civil right movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Franciso Chinatown resident armed with a 16mm camera turned his lens onto his community. 45 years later, featuring over 10,000 feet of never-before-see film footage, Chinatown Rising documents the start of the Asian-American movement from the perspective of young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. You can watch it here – Chinatown Rising!
Watch the Stand Up for Justice Film!
Stand Up for Justice tells the story of Ralph Lazo, a 17-year-old Mexican American student at Belmont High School in Los Angeles who devises a remarkable plan to support his Japanese American friends confined at Manzanar concentration camp during World War II. You can watch it here – Stand Up for Justice!
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25 Amazing Books by Asian American and Pacific Islander Authors You Need to Read
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates the lives and contributions of inspiring Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through various mediums. In honor of the holiday, here are 25 books from Asian American and Pacific Islander authors that you should include on your reading list, from prize-winning fiction to graphic novels, essays, and memoirs.
Asian-American Canon Breakers
Proudly embracing their role as outsiders, a group of writer-activists set out to create a cultural identity—and a literature—of their own.
Social Justice Books: Asian Americans
Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, adults, and educators.
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